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Aussie cricket great Rod Marsh rushed to hospital after heart attack

andrew reid
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Pictured here, Australia Test legend Rod Marsh looks on during a cricket match.
Rod Marsh was rushed to hospital in Queensland after suffering a heart attack on Thursday. Pic: Getty

Australian cricket great Rod Marsh has been rushed to a hospital in Queensland after suffering a heart attack on Thursday.

Two cricket officials are being hailed as heroes after taking the Test cricket legend straight to hospital after he suffered an attack in the car they were travelling in.

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Marsh was a passenger in the vehicle with Bulls masters officials John Glanville and David Hillier when the incident occurred.

According to reports from NewsCorp, the wicketkeeping great's heart had stopped beating for several minutes before he arrived at the emergency department at Bundaberg Hospital, where doctors reportedly saved his life.

โ€œJohn and Dave deserve so much credit because the doctor said if they had waited for an ambulance he would not have made it," Bulls Masters boss Jimmy Maher told NewsCorp.

โ€œThe medical staff at the Bundaberg Hospital were wonderful. We are all shocked. Itโ€™s terrible.

โ€œI could not believe it. Rod landed at 10.05am and rang me from the car at about 10.30. He said he could not wait to have a beer with me.

โ€œThen soon Dave rang me from the car and told me what had happened. Itโ€™s devastating."

Seen here, Steve Smith talks with former Australian Chairman of Selectors Rod Marsh before a Test against South Africa in 2016.
Steve Smith talks with former Australian Chairman of Selectors Rod Marsh before a Test against South Africa in Perth, 2016. Pic: Getty

Former Australia Test captain Allan Border and Darren Lehmann were among those in the hospital's waiting room, hoping to check up on Marsh.

It's understood the 96-game Test great's family is on its way to Queensland, with Marsh's wife Ros set to fly in from Adelaide.

Marsh played 96 Tests for Australia between 1970 and 1984, snaring 355 dismissals behind the stumps.

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The 74-year-old also previously served as Australia's chairman of selectors before stepping down in 2016.

The horrible news has sent shockwaves through the cricket world, with fans praying for Marsh to make a full and swift recovery.

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